Quote Originally Posted by Wildtim View Post
Besides the police in those communities are serving their citizens well by cutting crime there, and serving the indigent person well by getting them somewhere they can have food and a bed. For them it's a win win and I can't blame them for taking advantage of it. They aren't committing any crime and its hard to fault them for giving a down and out "citizen" of their jurisdiction a ride to a place where he can get a leg up. Isn't that serving the public?
I would agree with you but for one thing. When the police had this guy...did they do any checks? Did they know he had warrants? Dumping a wanted felon for someone else to deal with is not serving the public, it is shirking your duty.